Nubish Lua question

[hexonflux]

I've been searching and trying to find a way to greet the user when they first login.

I know that you can alter the greeting message using C++ but I'm looking
for something in Lua. Ultimately I'd like for the script to briefly greet the
user and give them a few selected items, talent points, and spells.

I guess I need a script that will look for when people login and go from
there. I'd provide a sample of what I've been working on but I've yet
to find anything to begin with.... they are all based on NPC or item
scripting, not anything global such as a user logging in.

Thanks in advance,
- Hex

[stoneharry]

What I do is this:

Spawn npc next to spawning location
On npc spawn, he is a variable.
On player enter world, disable controll and wait 3 seconds (chance to load npc).
Npc do stuff.
Npc do some more stuff.
Player enable controll.

Here is an example script of me doing this:

local PlayerA = nil
local NPC_SPAWNER_A = nil
local NPC_SPAWNER_B = nil

local PlayerB = nil
local NPC_A = nil
local NPC_B = nil

function NPCGIA_GJOEAOJG_HXOJ(pUnit, Event)
    NPC_SPAWNER_A = pUnit
end

RegisterUnitEvent(99955, 18, "NPCGIA_GJOEAOJG_HXOJ")

function NPCGIA_GJOEAOJG_HXOJ_Z(pUnit, Event)
    NPC_SPAWNER_B = pUnit
end

RegisterUnitEvent(99954, 18, "NPCGIA_GJOEAOJG_HXOJ_Z")

function zzz_OnFirstEnterWorld(event, pPlayer)
    pPlayer:CastSpell(50010)
    if PlayerA == nil then
    PlayerA = pPlayer
                local race = PlayerA:GetPlayerRace()
                if race == 1 or race == 3 or race == 4 or race == 7 or race == 11 then 
        PlayerA:SetPlayerLock(1)
        PlayerA:MovePlayerTo(PlayerA:GetX(),PlayerA:GetY(),PlayerA:GetZ()+2, PlayerA:GetO(), 12288)
        PlayerA:CastSpell(50010)
        PlayerA:CastSpell(28330)
        PlayerA:CastSpell(53658)
        RegisterTimedEvent("TesttestTesttestTest_zzogje", 4000, 1)
        else
        PlayerA = nil
        end
    else
    pPlayer:RemoveAura(63752)
    pPlayer:RemoveAura(28330)
    pPlayer:RemoveAura(53658)
    end
end

function TesttestTesttestTest_zzogje(pUnit, Event)
    NPC_SPAWNER_A:SendChatMessage(12,0,"We got another live one!")
    NPC_SPAWNER_A:ChannelSpell(51361, PlayerA)
    NPC_SPAWNER_B:ChannelSpell(51361, PlayerA)
    NPC_SPAWNER_A:RegisterEvent("SayHelloToMyLittleFriend_Z_z_Z", 5000, 1)
end

RegisterServerHook(3, "zzz_OnFirstEnterWorld")

function SayHelloToMyLittleFriend_Z_z_Z(pUnit, Event)
    local Name = PlayerA:GetName()
    NPC_SPAWNER_B:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "Woah, are you alright "..Name.."? Your lucky to be alive! Here let me give you a hand.")
    NPC_SPAWNER_A:RegisterEvent("CastReviveVisualThingyTeheTeheTehe", 4000, 1)
end

function CastReviveVisualThingyTeheTeheTehe(pUnit, Event)
    NPC_SPAWNER_A:StopChannel()
    NPC_SPAWNER_B:StopChannel()
    NPC_SPAWNER_B:FullCastSpellOnTarget(37755, PlayerA)
    NPC_SPAWNER_A:RegisterEvent("LetPlayerMoveaogyaohea", 2400, 1)
end

function LetPlayerMoveaogyaohea(pUnit, Event)
    PlayerA:SetPlayerLock(0)
    PlayerA:CastSpell(21074)
    PlayerA:RemoveAura(50010)
    PlayerA:RemoveAura(28330)
    PlayerA:RemoveAura(53658)
    NPC_SPAWNER_A:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "There we go! You should go see if you can help around the camp now.")
    NPC_SPAWNER_A:RegisterEvent("MassDespawnAndResetoajphae", 1000, 1)
end

function MassDespawnAndResetoajphae(pUnit, Event)
    PlayerA = nil
end

See if you can figure it out.

[SupernovaHH]

You can use stoneharry's idea or use this one. I've used this one before and it works really well. What it does is greet you on start and puts your name in a list so its not repeated. it also heals you if your near him and you have low health.

http://www.mmowned.com/forums/emulat...ion-1-0-a.html

Enjoy!